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Direct linkEmanuelle Silva-Chelles; Natalia Viana; Fernanda Mata; Julia Lopes-Silva – Review of Education, 2025
Family literacy interventions, encompassing both meaning- and code-based activities, have generally demonstrated positive outcomes in fostering children's literacy and oral language skills. Despite the overall positive impact, the effectiveness of these interventions varies, and the distinction between the specific mechanisms underlying each…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Parents as Teachers, Home Programs
Bear, Donald R. – Reading Teacher, 2022
Activities that teach PreK-1 students the six components of emergent literacy and beginning reading and word study are presented for classroom settings. These activities are adaptable developmentally and they highlight four important aspects of teaching phonics, spelling and word knowledge that are often overlooked: the rhythm of literacy, Concept…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Reading Instruction, Learning Activities, Phonics
Lu Guo; Jian Wang; Jaehoon Lee; Mellinee Lesley – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2024
For years, educational practitioners and decision-makers have encouraged teachers to implement a balanced literacy approach in class. However, the effects of balanced literacy on the reading comprehension of students from different backgrounds have not been carefully examined in the current literature. Using the large data sets from the 2016…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, English Language Learners
Peer reviewedCleland, Craig J. – Reading Teacher, 1981
Argues that the use of semantic webs (a means of organizing a subject visually) can help students focus on the social issues in their reading and discussions of literature. (Author/FL)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedCunningham, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1981
Reviews various commercial materials for use in preparing story dramatization activities. (FL)
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Reading Improvement
Osburn, Bess – Today's Education, 1978
The relation of reading comprehension and information retention is discussed with emphasis on teaching methods and learning activities. (DS)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedHarms, Jeanne McLain; Lettow, Lucille J. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Notes that contemporary poets are writing sensitive and imaginative poetry that offers children insights into life and fun. (FL)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Usage, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedEeds, Maryann – Reading Teacher, 1981
Presents eight ideas for classroom activities for improving reading comprehension, all of which are based on recent research findings. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedScheu, Judith; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1986
Argues that teacher-made worksheets built on basal reader stories can help students' make connections with the stories and provide them with practice of important comprehension skills. Suggests ways to make such sheets. (FL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Learning Activities, Primary Education, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedBeals, Paul E. – Reading World, 1984
Reviews research concerning the use of newspapers in the classroom and concludes that the practice is highly beneficial to students at all grade levels. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Motivation Techniques
Peer reviewedArthur, Sharon V. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Discusses several ways teachers can use picture books for teaching prereading and reading skills. Reviews several such books. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Learning Activities, Picture Books, Prereading Experience
Peer reviewedCunningham, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1982
Reviews several "how to draw" books and notes how they can be used to develop specific reading skills. (FL)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Freehand Drawing, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedTempleton, Shane – Reading Teacher, 1986
Argues that the way reading is taught to the youngest children sets the stage for their future learning. Notes that recent research shows that some basal readiness activities are better avoided or postponed. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedValmont, William J. – Reading Horizons, 1983
Proposes using the cloze procedure as an instructional technique as well as for testing. Offers cloze exercises designed to teach vocabulary, relationships, and personal involvement. (FL)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Gerhard, Christian – 1981
Arguing that the arts can contribute to the understanding of relationships basic to reading comprehension by providing opportunities for students to deal with abstractions and to form perceptual images related to those abstractions, this paper also contends that the arts can provide a means for transfer of basic concepts by taking seemingly…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
